Teutonic
/ˌtjuːˈtɒn.ɪk/
Teutonic adjective: relating to the ancient Germanic people, the Teutons.
Adjective
Teutonic (comparative more Teutonic, superlative most Teutonic)
- Relating to the ancient Germanic people, the Teutons.
- Having qualities that are regarded as typical of German people.
- Teutonic exactitude
- He waited and waited, in the faith that Schinkel was dealing with them in his slow, categorical Teutonic way, and only objurgated the cabinetmaker for having in the first place paltered with his sacred trust.[…]1886, Henry James, The Princess Casamassima, volume 3, London: Macmillan and Co., page 190
- Relating to the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family.
Noun
Teutonic (plural Teutonics)
- An ancient Germanic, or modern German, individual.
Forms of Teutonic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Teutonic |
| superlative | most Teutonic |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Teutonick |
| Noun | |
| plural | Teutonics |
Origin of Teutonic
PIE word *tewtéh₂ 1580, from Latin Teutonicus, from Teutonēs, Teutonī (“the Teutons”, name of a Germanic tribe that inhabited coastal Germany and devastated Gaul between 113–101 B.C.), equivalent to Teuton + -ic.
Words formed from Teutonic
Words that rhyme with Teutonic
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- demonic
- ionic
- laconic
- masonic
- mnemonic
- monic
- monophonic
- monotonic
- pythonic
- catatonic
- colonic
- histrionic
- homophonic
- infrasonic
- moronic
- planktonic
- platonic
- polytonic
- sardonic
- Slavonic
- sonic
- supersonic
- syntonic
- ambisonic
- anionic
- aplatonic
- apophonic
- arachidonic
- autochthonic
- avionic
- bacterioplanktonic
- Bonnick
- bosonic
- breviconic
- bubonic
- Byronic
- carbonic
- chthonic
- clonic
- conic
- cryonic
- Decameronic
- diatonic
- eugonic
- euphonic
- eutonic
- glyconic
- hadronic
Questions about Teutonic
- What does Teutonic mean?
- Teutonic means relating to the ancient Germanic people, the Teutons.
- What part of speech is Teutonic?
- Teutonic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Teutonic?
- Teutonic is pronounced /ˌtjuːˈtɒn.ɪk/ (UK).
Words near Teutonic in the dictionary
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